Christian Walker extended his tear at Dodger Stadium on Thursday night, homering in his first two at-bats for his 18th and 19th home runs in 42 career games at the ballpark, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-3.
Joc Pederson drew boos from the sellout crowd of 52,320 when he went deep against his old team in the first, just before Walker blasted a 435-foot shot to center field off rookie Landon Knack with two outs.Walker had two strikes in the third when he hammered a two-run shot to left with two outs, extending Arizona's lead to 4-0. The 33-year-old slugger has homered in five consecutive games at the stadium and gone deep nine times this season against Dodgers pitching.
Dodgers: RF Jason Heyward left the game with left knee pain in the top of the third after a leaping attempt on Pederson's homer in the first. ... LHP Clayton Kershaw threw a 30-pitch bullpen session. Next up is a simulated game possibly this weekend. ... 3B Max Muncy is still sore and isn't expected back until well after the All-Star break. 'It's been a lot slower process than we hoped,' manager Dave Roberts said. 'The longer he's out, the harder it is.
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